Panhandle Times

There were 31 African American students enrolled in Clarendon ISD schools in the 2021-22 school year, 24.4% less than the previous year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Data showed that Clarendon ISD schools welcomed 456 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 6.8% of the student body to be one of the least represented ethnicities in the district.

Clarendon ISD roughly covers schools within Donley County and has a main office in Clarendon.

Among the three schools in Clarendon ISD schools, Clarendon Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 14 students.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total of African American Students	African American students %
2021-22	456	31	6.8
2020-21	441	41	9.3
2019-20	453	55	12.1